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Egypt Social Classes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was on the very bottom of the social class

a)

Pheasants, Slaves, Farmers, Artisans

b)

Pheasants, Slaves, Farmers, Laborers

c)

Slaves, Artisans, Farmers, Laborers

d)

Slaves, Pheasants, Laborers, Artisans

2.

How many Hieroglyphics does a scribe need to now

a)

100+

b)

1,000+

c)

150+

d)

700+

3.

What was the job of the scribe?

a)

Read, write, and keep records

b)

Make laws

c)

Perform religious rituals

d)

Provide grain and food for the people

4.
Who was responsible for keeping the gods happy and performing temple rituals?
a)
viziers
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
priests
5.
Who made items like pottery, jewelry, cloth and papyrus items?
a)
doctors
b)
merchants
c)
artisans
d)
slaves
6.

Who is responsible for collecting taxes?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Government Officials

c)

Scribes

d)

Artisans

7.
Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?
a)
His favorite wife, the queen
b)
His priest
c)
His vizier
d)
His army general
8.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
9.
Becoming a scribe took little training.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
a)
Papyrus was difficult to write on
b)
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
c)
Students needed to save money
11.

Who made up the largest class in Egypt's social structure?

a)

merchants and artisans

b)

the pharaoh and his family

c)

farmers and unskilled workers

d)

Priests and nobles

12.

If they tried hard enough, people from Egypt's lower classes could improve their social status.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

In an Egyptian family, the ______ was head of the household.

a)

child

b)

father

c)

mother

d)

pharaoh

14.
Which one has the lowest social status?
a)
Artisan
b)
Priest
c)
Scribe
15.
Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest?
a)
collecting taxes
b)
mummification
c)
maintaining temples of the gods
d)
religious rituals
16.

Who created both art and everyday tools

a)

Priests

b)

Laborers

c)

Artisans

d)

Pharaoh

17.
Who made items like pottery, jewelry, cloth and papyrus items?
a)
doctors
b)
merchants
c)
artisans
d)
slaves
18.
The top place on the social pyramid is for the 
a)
farmers
b)
artisans
c)
priests
d)
pharoah
19.
Treating a dead body with preservatives to keep it from decaying is called 
a)
preserving
b)
embalming
c)
freezing
d)
petrifying
20.
What jobs do the peasants have in Ancient Egypt?
a)
farmer, builder
b)
farmer, jewelry maker
c)
scribe
d)
perform ceremonies
21.
What material is used to dry out a dead body for burial?
a)
hot air
b)
oil
c)
salt
d)
water